I like to remind anyone who is shopping for an IVF doctor in Houston to avoid Dr. Sonja Kristiansen. There are so many great doctors in our city, so there is no reason to use the worst! She is about the same price, but way worse technology and knowledge in general. Look elsewhere!
Dr. Kristiansen is a FANTASTIC doctor, in fact, I had such a wonderful experience with her and her staff, that I did a video testimonial for her office just days before delivering my beautiful, healthy baby boy, who was the result of a successful IVF cycle with Dr. K's office. My husband and I visited several fertility offices in Houston before choosing Dr. K. No other office even came close in terms of professionalism, friendliness of staff and cleanliness (yes, I was surprised at how dirty some of the clinics we visited were!). Dr. K was VERY thourough and spent a lot of time answering any question I might have throughout my cycle. And, I LOVED her staff! The girls were fun and compassionate. They called me often during my cycle, just to check in with me and even called me several times throughout my pregnancy, long after I was discharged from her office, just to see how things were going. I got pregnant on my first IVF cycle with Dr. K's office, actually both implanted embryos fertilized and one even split, giving me triplets. I later miscarried the identical twins (this had nothing to do with Dr. K, but something that happened with my body), but delivered a healthy baby boy last December. I have 9 frozen embryos left as well and plan to use her for a frozen cycle in a couple of years. I'd say my experience with Dr. K was highly successful.
ReplyDeleteI have read your story on Baby Center as well and I'm sorry you had such a bad experience. Fertility and pregnancy are tough, trying times for sure...I'm so glad you were able to have a healthy pregnancy. But, don't you think you should let it go at that? You have your baby! Just because you had a bad experience with Dr. K, does not mean that she's a bad doctor and you should try to ruin her business and her life. I mean come on, an entire blog devoted to trying to ruin her!?! I would love to hear her side of the story...I'm sure it's not clearly represented here.
Honestly, I'll be interested to see if you post my comment. I bet you won't. But, if you are TRULY doing this in the interest of wanting to help other women and give them unbiased opinions, you will. The truth is not that Dr. K is a bad doctor...maybe you had a bad experience, but there are TONS of girls that have good experiences. That is true of ANY fertility clinic. In fact, just to give you a little perspective, we actually had a terrible experience with the clinic you always tout (I'm not going to name names, because I'm not into bashing people publicly). Honestly, I think the patient and luck have more to do with a successful IVF cycle than the doctor or the clinic!
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There are no simple "bad experiences" when it comes to being within an inch of your life! Perhaps you did not find the specific blog post where I described in full detail what I went through due solely in part to Dr. Sonja Kristiansen and her attending negligence. I know you have an illusion in your mind that she is a good doctor, therefore it pains you to read anything negative about Dr. Sonja Kristiansen, but the truth is she was negligent in my case which could have resulted in my death. Think about that, and then put yourself in my position.
If my husband had not been running a little late for work the morning of October 20th, 2009, I would have bled to death internally from the ectopic pregnancy and rupture of my fallopian tube (which, btw, I'll NEVER get back)! I think those women and men searching for an exceptionally wonderful IVF doctor in the city of Houston need to avoid Dr. Sonja Kristiansen at all costs. This ordeal I went through was avoidable and even repairable during a long window of time. During that long window of time, Dr. K and her staff performed multiple ultrasounds and supposedly I was "in the clear". All the while, I was rushed along so Dr. K could leave my exam room to go perform an embryo transfer. My opinion is that she does not have enough knowledge, skill, expertise, time, staff and resources to make sure what happened to me does not happen to another person.
If I had died on my bathroom floor that morning would you feel better about my blog?
You see, like you, I trusted this doctor. I was a patient beginning way back in 2008, as a matter of fact. I trusted her 100%. Every time she sent me home after my unviable pregnancy diagnosis, I did as she told me to do and followed doctor's orders. I had pain and had my husband drive me straight to her office because those were her orders, and I trusted that she had all the knowledge and equipment necessary to make sure I was alright. My faith in her was strong, too strong. She assured me there was no pregnancy, and the methotrexate injection she had prescribed for my husband to administer at home had done its job. There were no signs of tissue and I should feel better in a few days. The night of my last follow-up with her ended in rupture of my left fallopian tube with a 10 week old fetus growing with a heartbeat, as confirmed by the ultrasound technician at the ER! My husband heard it first, and then I could hear it even though I was barely conscious. There was our baby, about the size of a walnut. Within a few hours, the doctor on call had saved my life removing my left fallopian tube and the baby along with it. He was able to save my left ovary, but he told me I would never ovulate from that side again.
So, I think there is no way around this one. Dr. Sonja Kristiansen failed me so badly, I was shattered. When I was recovering from the surgery in my room I realized just what a poor doctor she is. She should not have been in charge of my life like this because she is quite simply not good enough! To hear her say in essence, "Oops, my bad", does not fly, you know? I ALMOST DIED.